THE Chinese poet, Lu Hsun, said that hope is like a small pathway. The more it is trodden, the wider it becomes. Having received notice that their requests for pardon were rejected by President Megawati, death row inmates Sumiarsih, Djais and Sugeng (in Surabaya) and Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey (in Medan), have filed requests for another case review.

In 1989, the Surabaya District Court held Sumiarsih, Djais and Sugeng guilty of murdering Marine Lt.